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Boulder Beach, Maine

Beach in Hancock County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Boulder Beach

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, High Elevations of Acadia National Park (ME), 1 mile off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-5.8 mi
  • Ozone22Good20 ppb3.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-5.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb5.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm5.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Boulder Beach

0.41 in in the last 24 hours, 0.49 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.41in
Last 3 days
0.49in

Visibility

How far you can see at Boulder Beach, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun
Boulder Beach from its sand, nowLooking E from the sand at 2:23 AM, night, mostly cloudy, waves about 3.5 ft every 7 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.Jupiter80E100110Facing E 92°Wind 11 mphfrom WNW, offshore
Looking E from the sand at 2:23 AM, night, mostly cloudy, waves about 3.5 ft every 7 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing E 92°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: low

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Coastal Hancock, and the waves at buoy 44027, 44.0 mi away.

Tomorrow

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
3 to 4 feet
Water temperature
55 °F. According to the USCG, when the water temperature is below 60 °F, the average submerged person could lose dexterity within minutes and be unable to accomplish simple tasks like buckling a life jacket or operating a radio
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 44027, Jonesport

Wave height
6.2 ft
Period
7 s
From
S (187°)
Swell
4.6 ft at 7 s from S
Wind waves
4.3 ft at 4 s from SSW
Water
53 °F
Read
Sat 1:50 AM
Distance
44.0 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 44027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 9.2 ft; 6.2 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ft6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PMSat6.2 ftWave height at buoy 44027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 9.2 ft; 6.2 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftNoonFriNoon6.2 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 9.2 ft; 6.2 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sat 1:50 AM6.2 ft7 sS (187°)
Sat 12:50 AM6.9 ft7 sSSW (195°)
Fri 11:50 PM7.5 ft7 sS (181°)
Fri 10:50 PM7.9 ft7 sSSW (198°)
Fri 9:50 PM6.9 ft7 sSSW (192°)
Fri 8:50 PM8.2 ft7 sS (185°)
Fri 7:50 PM8.5 ft8 sS (190°)
Fri 6:50 PM9.2 ft8 sS (186°)
Fri 5:50 PM8.2 ft8 sSSW (193°)
Fri 4:50 PM8.5 ft7 sS (180°)
Fri 3:50 PM7.5 ft6 sS (186°)
Fri 2:50 PM6.2 ft6 sS (178°)
Fri 1:50 PM5.2 ft5 sS (177°)
Fri 12:50 PM4.3 ft5 sS (187°)
Fri 11:50 AM3.3 ft4 sS (178°)
Fri 10:50 AM3.0 ft4 sSSE (167°)
Fri 9:50 AM2.3 ft4 sSSE (154°)
Fri 8:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSE (141°)
Fri 7:50 AM1.6 ft3 sSE (130°)
Fri 6:50 AM1.3 ft3 sE (89°)
Fri 5:50 AM1.3 ft3 sENE (69°)
Fri 4:50 AM1.3 ft3 sNNE (18°)
Fri 3:50 AM1.3 ft3 sN (11°)
Fri 2:50 AM1.6 ft3 sNNW (345°)

Surf zone forecast

Coastal Hancock, including Sand Beach. Issued 10:01 PM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTomorrowSunday
Rip current riskLowLow
Surf3 to 4 feetAround 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot in the afternoon
Water temperature55 °F. According to the USCG, when the water temperature is below 60 °F, the average submerged person could lose dexterity within minutes and be unable to accomplish simple tasks like buckling a life jacket or operating a radio-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherPartly sunny until 5 PM, then sunnySunny
High temperatureIn the upper 40sIn the upper 40s
WindsNorthwest winds 15 to 20 mphNorthwest winds around 5 mph
TidesSand BeachLow 2.4 ft, 9:55 AMHigh 9.9 ft, 4:04 PMSand BeachLow 2.6 ft, 10:49 AMHigh 9.7 ft, 4:59 PM
Monday
Surf height around 2 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 5 to 6 feet. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph
Wednesday
Surf height around 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph

Beach

County
Hancock County
State
Maine
Latitude
44.3143° N
Longitude
68.1906° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Boulder Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station EW7164EW7164

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/218 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Bar HarborNDBC-ATGM1

At a harbour/5.4 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Bar HaborBHB

At an airfield/12.6 mi away/79 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Southwest Harbor 2.6 SEME-HN-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.7 mi away/52 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

East SurryESUM1

At a cooperative observer's station/18.1 mi away/99 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at East Surry (ESUM1), 18.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

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